2. List out all organs. With Your Partner…
Write down a number on your white boards…..
How many transplantable organs that can be donated are in your body?
List out all organs.

3. Transplantable Organs6
Liver
Heart
Kidneys
Lungs
Intestine
Pancreas

4. How many total people need organ transplants?

5. Donate Life
Over 115,000

6. What is the most widely
needed organ?

7. The Kidney

8. How many people need a kidney?

9. patients are waiting for a kidney
102,039
patients are waiting for a kidney

10. How many people need a liver transplant?

11. patients are waiting for a liver.
16,482
patients are waiting for a liver.

12. How many people need a heart transplant?

13. patients are waiting for a heart.
3,469
patients are waiting for a heart.

14. Other Facts 1,199 patients are waiting for a pancreas .
2,181 patients are waiting for both a kidney and pancreas
1,687 patients are waiting for a lung.
256 patients are waiting for an intestine.
55 patients are waiting for a heart-lung transplant.

15. One donor can save
up to how many lives?

16. 50 lives

17. Donate Life Who can donate? How do I become a donor?
Anyone! The capability of the donor is decided upon death, although if you’re under 18, parent consent will be needed.
How do I become a donor?
Talk it over with your family members. Then go to the New York State Donate Life Registry.

18. Types of Donors
Brain Dead (under 1% of population): due to head injuries, can donate the most organs/tissues:
Heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, liver, intestine, bone, cartilage, skin, other tissues
Cardiac Death (most deaths): due to loss of oxygen, most organs can’t be donated but most tissues can
Living- Kidney, lung lobe, small intestine, bone marrow, blood, liver, pancreas

19. Donate Life
Will organ donation delay the funeral or disfigure the body?
The donation is done within the first 24 hours. Any damage that occurred is covered by the funeral curator, at most some swelling may occur.

20. Facts
A patient waiting for a transplant can wait any length of time from a few days to several years.
2,000 people under the age of 18 are on the waiting list.
132 people are added to the waiting list everyday while only 79 organ transplants take place daily.

21. Donate Life
Keep in mind, donating is free, but selling your organs and/or tissue is a federal crime.
Talk with your family about organ/tissue donation.
Sign pledge sheet and come to the Donate Life Festival.

22. Donate Life Festival
Free basket raffle including signed Sabres merchandise, gift cards to places like Salvatore’s, Anderson’s, Subway, and many more. Plus various baskets!
Pingility tournament -Teacher exhibition to conclude tournament
Free if you have your parents/guardians sign the pledge sheet!
Bring pledge sheet to lunch
March 8th 6-9 PM